• From: Queensland Australia
  • Registered: 2007-05-07
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Topic: hollow body opinions please

I am going to buy a hollow body(because I have never had one) and have had a look at the smaller type body shapes like Ibanez AG75 and AG95, the Epiphone Wildkat and Greg Bennet Royale. Anyone have any experience with these guitars? Comments please.

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  • Registered: 2007-01-27
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Re: hollow body opinions please

BUSHY243 The best way to see and hear is youtube, writing your guitar and search.

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  • Registered: 2008-10-02
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Re: hollow body opinions please

I love hollowbody guitars! I have an Epiphone Dot which is like a Gibson es 335. I believe it is probably the best value of all guitars on the market today. Thats how much I love this guitar. I think it listed for 500 but I got mine at some crazy holiday sale that the corporate office mis-marked all kinds of items and I got it for 250. It has a sweet mellow tone. It sounds exactly like the opening riff in "Can't you hear me knocking" by the Rolling Stones. For that big hollowbody sound though I have an Epiphone ES 175. It is straight pimp. Gold with the Bigsby and the F-holes and the vine on the pickguard. Put that slapback echo on and your a rockabilly rebel. I also checked out the Gretsch 5120 and liked it, but it didn't seem to have as "big" of a sound. I have heard that alot of people are buying the 5120 and changing to TV Jones pickups to get it to sound more like the Gretsch 6120. I thought the wildkats just seemed so small, although they used to make a really wild looking one black with the hot rod flames. If they don't make that one any more thats the one I'd search Ebay for.

  • From: T.O.
  • Registered: 2009-08-16
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Re: hollow body opinions please

I second the Epi Dot notion - great value in an instrument - they are always available on ebay for auction.

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Re: hollow body opinions please

I am a proud owner of this guitar
http://www.activemusician.com/item--EM.HB15-TS
and absolutely love it. I had to have it customized to a lefty( Washburn doesn't make this guitar in the left-handed version) but it was fixed to perfection by the best guitar tech and of the best blues guitarist/singer ( in my humble opinion) in the universe. ( Ed Wright from Brandon, FL). It's a very affordable guitar, visually stunning, and sounds amazing! Give it a look, listen, and feel.

Peace and Guitars,
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  • From: Queensland Australia
  • Registered: 2007-05-07
  • Posts: 232

Re: hollow body opinions please

Thanks to all for your comments. After trying out several hollow body guitars, I settled on a Greg Bennet Royale and picked her up today. Sounds sweet, better sustain than Epi. Wild Kat and better overall than Ibanez and cheaper than both of these. I plugged it into my G-Dec at home, my wife still lives here and my dog did not run away so all is good so far.
I will keep you all posted on progress if you are interested.
Cheers for now
Bushy

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  • From: Florida Panhandle
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
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Re: hollow body opinions please

Sorry I didn't catch this post sooner but did you try the Godin 5th Avenue Kingpin?

Now available in 5G !